Extreme fear of giving birth 😣

Is it normal to feel extremely scared of giving birth to the point you’ll randomly cry? This is my first pregnancy and Ill be induced and giving birth in few days time. Im really hoping for a natural delivery and not e-csect😣 and can’t shake off the feeling of extreme fear and anxiety. I dont know what will happen, how my body will handle the pain and how im going to endure the pain as i have zero pain tolerance. Ill sometimes randomly cry before bed. I feel like counting down the days to giving birth is like the feeling of counting down the days to being hanged in prison. I know i should be happy and excited for baby to come but im just scared.

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yes its normal babe! i gave birth naturally to my firstborn 2 years ago and told myself (while having contractions) that 1 kid is enough cause this contraction pain is unbearable! but! i got pregnant again when my firstborn was only 2 months old. again, while having my contraction, i said to myself "this time i'm really done!". my second born was in a breech position, so the process of giving birth naturally is slightly different, risky and so much more painful. but i trusted my body. and now, i'm 19 weeks pregnant with my third. 😅 so what i'm trying to say is- all that thought about 'zero pain tolerance', all that scary thought about giving birth naturally or via c-sect, ALL OF THAT will go away the moment you are on that bed and getting ready to birth your child. because at that point of time you have to do whatever it takes to bring your child into this world so you can see their face, hear their cries and hug them. pain will come and pain will go but at the end of the day, you'll be a happy happy mama with a happy happy baby. and THAT is forever. 🥰 May you have a safe delivery whichever method it may be. You'd be surprise at how brave, strong and capable you are! 💛💛

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